Print World Asia Magazine
Covering the Printing, Packaging and Publishing Industries across Asia. MICA (P) 046/11/2010 - KDN PPS1529/05/2013(025527)
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2013 11 th Asian Print Awards Free entry Form
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11th asian print awards 2013 - the only regional awards oF its kind in asia The annual Asian Print Awards was founded to recognise outstanding achievement in the print and packaging industries across Asia. With more than half the world’s population represented in this fast growing area, communication in the form of printed matter links Asia’s diverse cultures. It is imperative that such print achievements do not go unrecognised, especially among the population base that Asia enjoys. The Awards are judged on a wholly quality-oriented set of criteria to ensure that fair play is enacted at all times. The Independent Judging Panel comprises highly qualified personnel from within Asia and around the world. The independent judging panel has no knowledge of the actual entrants details. ALL ENTRIES ARE NUMBER-CODED. Entries must be commercially produced work. The Asian Print Awards is the only regional print quality competition of its kind in Asia. Supported by leading industry-supply companies, any progressive quality print house should enter and prove that they are the best - by winning the Gold, Silver or Bronze award. Proving pride in quality awareness is what customers love to see. It’s not just empty words, you can prove it. Entries submission close on 1 October 2013 at 5pm. 57 Ubi Ave. 1, #03-06 Ubi Centre, Singapore 408936.
conditions oF entry 1. Entries may be submitted by individuals, companies or associations involved in any area of print production, and be from the following countries: Singapore - Malaysia - Korea - Hong Kong - China Indonesia - Thailand - Vietnam - Myanmar - Japan - Philippines Sri Lanka - India - Cambodia - Pakistan - Taiwan - Mauritius Brunei - Bangladesh - Australia - New Zealand - Cambodia Laos - Nepal Entries are invited from: Advertising agencies - Printing companies - Book binders Advertisers and brand owners - Prepress companies Art and Design Studios - Paper Merchants or any other person or company associated with the production of print or the purchase of print in the Asian region. 2. A company can enter as many jobs in as many different categories as it wishes, but the company must make sure that all correct information is completed on the entry form for each individual job entered. 3. All winning entries will be reproduced and featured in the awards catalogue to be distributed during the awards dinner presentation. 4. Entries in the 11th Asian Print Awards must be printed between 30 November 2012 and 1st October 2013, are produced within the Asian countries specified in clause 1. All entries must be sent to and be in on the 1 October 2013 before 5pm. 5. There is no restriction on the type of stock used or the method of printing. Imported stock, artwork or photographs from overseas sources are acceptable. Reproduction film (prepress) and printing and finishing must however be produced entirely with the Asian regions designated. All other printed works submitted from other countries will be immediately disqualified. 6. An official entry form must be completed for each entry (photocopies are acceptable). This form has an “A” and a “B” section. The “A” section will be used to catalogue all entries and to determine the person or company to receive the awards. This section is not shown to the judging panel. The “B” section is for technical details to be considered by the judging panel and must be taped to the back of each entry. Details submitted on the entry form are used as copy for the Award catalogue. The Committee accepts no responsibility for any inaccuracies in the details submitted. 7. The judges will be appointed by the Asian Print Awards Committee and the judges’ decision is final. Each entry will be considered and evaluated for print quality or if otherwise stated in the categories listed. 8. The awards are for outstanding achievements in printing and more than one award may be made in any category. Gold, Silver & Bronze medals will only be presented to the Print Company.
make a note in your diary now! the “event” for 2013 is the asian print awards night, join us in kl malaysia, on 28 november 2013 If your company wins an award, a representative(s) from your company MUST be present in KL Malaysia to receive the award on stage, we will not send any awards to you if you are absent!
11th asian print awards 2013 categories Categories 1-12 : Offset Printing Only 1. Posters, Showcards and Point-of-sale material – 4 or more colours - any substrate 2. Postcards, Greeting and Invitation Cards –(small items to be display mounted) 3. Calendars – any format 4. Leaflets, Flyers, Folders and Brochures- any number of colours, up to 16 pages (excluding cover)
20. Digital Outdoor, Large Format and Signage. Entrant must supply: a) a full sized print or b) a CD/DVD of theme and a one square metre sample print or c) a proof of the concept and one square metre sample print Category 20 entries will be judged equally on concept., print quality & visual impact
5. Catalogues, Booklets and Brochures - 4 or more colours more than 16 pages. 6. Sheetfed magazines – 4 or more colours 7. Book printing – less than 4 colours 8. Book printing – 4 or more colours 9. Limited Editions & Artwork reproductions (under 2000 print run) 10. Web Offset – Coated stock 70gsm and above 11. Web Offset –LWC (light weight coated) 65gsm or less 12. Packaging – any number of colours on any substrate: will be judged equally on – Print Quality – Functionality and Design
Categories 13-21: Digital Printing Only Will be Judged on – Quality – Production – Appropriate use of technology & Visual impact Provide name of press utilised in “Other technical details” of section B on the entry form 13. Book Printing – 4 or more colours 14. Leaflets, Flyers, Folders & Brochures – any number of colours up to 16 pages (excluding cover)
Categories 21-25: Specialty Categories 21. Multi–piece productions and Campaigns – Any substrate or print process: Multi–piece Production must be 3 or more items such as folder, leaflets, ringbinders, inserts, envelopes including their contents. Campaigns must be 3 or more items with a consistent theme produced during the year by the same printer for the same client. 22. Embellishment - any substrate – any combination for example: embossing –diecutting – foil stamping – laminating, coating. 23. Innovation / Specialty Printing – the entry must exhibit any innovative and/ special application of machinery, process, substrate or finishing. A short description must be provided for the judges, detailing reasons for entry into this category. 24. Digital Colour Proofing: The Judging Criteria is to assess the best proof to print match. Entries must be from a commercial Production Job (not a test sample) and must supply a proof together with a full copy of the printed job. Magazines entries must provide a proof of eight (8) different pages together with a full copy of the magazine. 25. Self Promotion – any item printed to promote a product or company involved in the graphic arts industry. Self promotion cannot be entered into any other Category.
15. Catalogues, booklets and brochures – 4 or more colours more than 16 pages. 16. Calendars & personalised photo books – any format. 17. Postcards, Greeting and Invitation cards (small items to be display-mounted). 18. Posters, Showcards & Point-of-sale material – 4 or more colours – any substrate. 19. Packaging (a package must contain and protect the product, communicate with the end user and be functional for end-use) any number of colours on any substrate: will be judged equally on Print Quality – Functionality and Design.
make sure you check all your entries For any Faults, production deFects! it may mean gold..
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Deadline for Entries Submission: 1 October 2013, 5pm Remember to submit 2 copies of each job! Why? - Just in case one is damaged.
Section A (This will not be shown to judges). Entered by (company name): ______________________________________________________________________________________ Contact Person: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Address: ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Telephone: _______________ Country_____________________
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Title of entry (description): ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Printed by (company name): ________________________________________________________________________________________ Client name: _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Designer Pre Press House: ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Brand of Printing Machine used: _____________________________________________________________________________________ Stock supplied by (Merchant’s name): ______________________________________________________________________________ Brand name of stocks Coated Uncoated: ____________________________________________________________________________ Category entered __________________________________________________________________________________________________ By signing here you accept the rules and conditions of the Asian Print Awards
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Section B Production information to be shown to judges
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Category entered (Same as above): __________________________________ Entry number (Administrative use only] ____________ Print method: _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Number of ink colours Embellishments: _______________________________________________________________________________ Number of press passes Quantity produced (Print run copies): _________________________________________________________ Other technical details (finishing processes etc)_______________________________________________________________________
11th Asian Print Awards 2013 ENTRIES SUBMISSION CLOSES 1 October 2013, 5pm Send all entries to: APAM Pte Ltd, 57 Ubi Ave. 1, #03-06 Ubi centre, Singapore 408936. Tel 65-6733 5342
Fax +65 6733 3586 Email us: epub_subscription@cpublish.com.sg
Additional entry forms can be downloaded at www.asianprintawards.com.sg Please note that entries are non-returnable unless a self addressed courier pack is supplied.
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Southern Graphic Systems spreads network in Asia Leaving fraudsters a bad taste Hubergroup expands in Southeast Asia Almost 800 million personalised Coca-Cola® labels printed on HP Indigo digital presses It’s just Canon! What Matters Most! Debut for Rapida 106 and RotaJET 76 First Komori H-UV Press in Germany Integrated Solutions Geared to the Latest Market Trends New Lithrone A37P Lineup Debuts in Lithrone A Series Further expansion into the growing packaging market Leading technology for commercial, packaging and newspaper production Paper Bills and Statements; A Real Necessity In A Digital World Australian bindery company reinvests in Autobond laminator Next milestone in sight end-to-end sign making environment Hollanders introduces the first double-sided textile printer Fuji Xerox’s DocuWide C842 enters Singapore High-impact train livery and on-board campaign targeted at business travellers News from around the world Last page just for laughs!
Issue 7 2013 57 Ubi Ave. 1, #03-06 Ubi Centre, Singapore 408936. tel+65 6733 5342 fax +65 6733 3586 Publisher Paul Callaghan paul@cpublish.com.sg Events Elizabeth Liew eliew@cpublish.com.sg Managing Director Jeffrey Protheroe jeff@cpublish.com.sg Journalist Christel Lee editorasia@cpublish.com.sg Advertising Sales Jeffrey Protheroe jeff@cpublish.com.sg Accounts/Circulation Meynard accounts@cpublish.com.sg
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Southern Graphic Systems spreads network in Asia With an already-robust operation in Hong Kong, the renowned artwork agency has recently established their branch in Singapore in a bid to be closer to clients. Christel Lee reports. SGS (Southern Graphic Systems), is one of the largest global end to end artwork agencies, with branches strategically located across North America, South America, Canada, Europe, and Asia Pacific. Their clientele (and ever-expanding) include Proctor and Gamble, Wrigley, Unilever and Philips. In 2012 SGS increased their capacity in a purpose build state of the art facility just outside Manila in The Philippines. This operation already runs a three shift pattern, offering round-the-clock services to global and national clients. The company is still aggressively hiring talent to cater to their large client base. SGS enjoys currently over one hundred team members in both their Hong Kong and Philippine locations, added to this they have a heathy number of employees located in smaller branches around the region, including Shanghai and a purpose built 15,000 sqf Photography Studio in Kowloon. In mid-July this year, the company opened their sixth Asia Pacific branch,
this time in Singapore. Paul Hornsby, Regional Vice President for Asia Pacific, spearheaded the project. He explains the rationale of Singapore¹s setup. ³SGS has been in the region for several years, we have an aggressive strategy of organic growth coupled with a number of strategic acquisitions. We are at the stage of development where we wanted to grow our footprint further across the region". ³Over the years our industry partners have been shifting to Singapore, if not there already. We obviously want to be as close as possible to our partners supporting them with SGS solutions coupled with our talented people who have been driving our success. SGS feels a Singapore presence has huge significance to be able to do that better,² shares Hornsby. Jim Dahmus, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer,
Paul Hornsby, Regional Vice President for Asia Pacific commented: ³Asia is extremely important to us. It¹s pertinent we have a successful presence in Asia to maintain our global consistency of service. We will deliver this with the brightest and best talent within the region". If you are suspecting the Singapore office having the potential to ³replace² Hong Kong¹s operations, Hornsby stresses it¹s nothing more than being where the clients want SGS to be, we are growing aggressively, NOT consolidating. Hong Kong is our regional corporate head office and will remain so for years to come. Hornsby adds: "The SGS branch in Singapore will predominantly deliver strategic leadership, project management with business development". In response of speculations of the company going head-on against the next biggest competitor, Hornsby is quick to smash it with "We have an estimated business segment enjoying billions of dollars of opportunity" There¹s enough work to go around!²
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Leaving fraudsters a bad taste Fake wine has caused a major stir in the Republic for connoisseurs. Winemakers have resorted to printing verifiable barcodes to differentiate themselves. Christel Lee reports.
“The Chinese are asking for a lot of information and for reassurance regarding the origin of the product," said Franck Crouzet, spokesperson for Castel. However Chinese crooks are by no means the only perpetrators of wine scams. “China is the most notorious but the problem is worldwide,” said Christophe Chateau, spokesperson for the Bordeaux Wine Council. We last watched Chinese companies get busted for producing fake wines in Chateau Lafite Rothschild’s name. Some 10,000 bottles of the questionable liquor were uncovered in the eastern city of Wenzhou in Shanghai, China. The owner denied any involvement in the counterfeit production and was appalled his property was a place to stash the loot. Analysts have estimated some 70% of wines sold in this name are fakes. To date, legal actions against Chinese firms over fake wines have been successful. However, barcodes have achieved a new role in their purposes – verifying authenticity, corroborating the seriousness of counterfeiting in foods. Castel, the largest producer of French wine, uses the technology on 13 million bottles for the Chinese market as well on exports to other emerging markets such as Vietnam where counterfeiting is most prevalent.
Security-printed bottling? It’s becoming an appalling norm a simple brand such as “Adidas” can appear as “Adidadas” on shoes bearing a strong resemblance to the authentic models. I saw this with my own eyes in a big mall in Singapore, on a pushcart. Obviously, a Chinese national mends the stall. However, picture the same error on another label. People like us will need no effort to call the retailers’ bluff. Atrocious print quality can easily give the fake away. A QR (quick response) code is a two dimensional barcode invented by the Japanese corporation Denso Wave. Information is encoded in both the vertical and horizontal direction, thus holding up to several hundred times more data than a traditional bar code. Data is accessed by capturing a photograph of the code using a camera (e.g. built into a smartphone) and processing the image with a QR reader.
Barcodes have been around for decades. They are versatile with a large variety of uses — especially in retail and manufacturing settings, and in transport and shipping. We’re used to seeing the common barcode printed on packaging at the grocery store or in other retail outlets, when items are passed over the barcode reader at the checkout counter to ring up a sale. Barcodes are valuable at the point-ofsale, also for managing inventory and raw materials internally. Common in shipping, barcodes enable greater accuracy and speed in getting packages delivered. And barcodes are used to manage large filing systems, library books, and a host of other purposes where large numbers of items need to be tracked efficiently. The barcoded wine has been aggressively demanding attention in the market – especially with drinkers who are too paranoid with “hangover juice”. Castel, the largest producer of French wine, uses the technology on 13 million bottles for the Chinese market as well on exports to other emerging markets such as Vietnam where counterfeiting is most prevalent. “The Chinese are asking for a lot of information and for reassurance regarding the origin of the product," said Franck Crouzet, spokesperson for Castel. But Chinese crooks are by no means the only perpetrators of wine scams. China is the most notorious but the problem is worldwide," said Christophe Chateau, spokesperson for the Bordeaux Wine Council.
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Hubergroup expands in Southeast Asia Two new members have joined the hubergroup team since June 2012, taking both Huber Inks (Thailand) Ltd and Manilabased Micro Inks Limited to new heights. This addition came after the founding of Huber Inks Indonesia in late 2010 – with Sandor Janos Meszaros as Director, and Sambasiva Pasumarthy as President Director. Meszaros’ knowledge of Asia dates back to 1997 where he was responsible for the Asian market – both in offset and packaging sectors. “Demand for hubergroup's products have risen steadily and customers expressed requirements for both support and service over the years; mandating the knowledge of Asian markets,” Meszaros explains. Asia is not a place that you just walk into, you need to understand what the printers really need, keeping in mind that what works in Europe or the USA doesn't always work here, this is one area that I am very proud about, we have always given the industry what they can use, not just selling them a product and walking away. The two companies supersede the activities of the Hostmann-Steinberg GmbH in Thailand. It was then
developing the direct business of hubergroup Europe since 1999 and for Micro Inks Limited (MIL) from 2007 onwards.. hubergroup is one of the market leaders for UV offset special inks in packaging in Thailand. The country has one of the biggest packaging markets in Southeast Asia. Apart from Indonesia, Thailand exports a lot of consumer goods in the food area. It is also one of the largest beer and liquor producers in Asia. The lifestyle of Thais has increased substantially, resulting in stronger domestic demand for consumer goods and packaging. In the Philippines, hubergroup is the market leader offset via supplying mainly to the biggest printers in the main business district in the country. With establishment of the branch office, the company is able to extend reach now in the north and the south of the country as well by appointing respective dealers and partners and also establish further product groups in offset.
Meszaros adds, “In the Philippines, the packaging market is strong as there is a well-established and expanding export market, based on the vast variety of agricultural and seafood products. With the recently declared extension plans for the infrastructure within the country, we are ready to reach the neighboring Southeast Asian countries in GDP ratio and middle class development in short. Also with such a large domestic market which is also maturing very quickly as the standard of living increases, this represents a huge potential for us to support with top quality inks and services, that will help enhance the finished packaging products" “That fuels also the local market for packaging products, as the lifestyle in the Philippines has improved tremendously over the last five years.” hubergroup’s target and strategy for these two new companies will be supporting the existing and established
Sandor Janos Meszaros, far right, with the team from Thailand
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business of partners and customers in Thailand, Vietnam and the Philippines. It will also additionally build up and enlarge the sales of hubergroup products with focus on commercial and packaging in offset, color matching, Heatset, Coldset, UV offset, adhesive business and oil/aqueous/UV varnishes as well. hubergroup is well geared up for the move with its reputed consistency rate. “That helps us to reduce our local operating costs tremendously, as the need to establish own manufacturing facility is eliminated.That allows us to work in small teams, which are based on experts in printing application, colour matching, sales and marketing and back office support. “Logistics also have improved in costing and timing worldwide, we can ship shortly any product from our manufacturing facilities in Asia. Additionally, from our larger entity in Indonesia we are able to source respective products within short for the region. Currently Indonesia also caters to Malaysia and Singapore,” he shared. We are always looking at how we can improve our services and products the help streamline these services for the
printers, and with their feedback and help most of the growth we have seen reflects directly on this feedback, again it comes form being local and listening to the market. Another major edge hubergroup has is the strategic geographical location of Thailand – allowing the ink player optimum network coverage within the country itself. hubergroup also has several warehouses in industrial zones, and an active relationship with dealers. The company also hosts regular seminars and consultation sessions to educate customers on products and technologies. About the hubergroup: The hubergroup is one of the world’s leading manufacturer and specialist for printing inks, coatings and press room chemistry, currently comprising 40 companies and more than 150 sites. The successful, family-owned enterprise with nearly 250 years of experience and expertise, produces high-quality products for packaging, commercial and news printing. With its 3600 employees, the group has realized a turnover of approximately 840 million Euros in 2012.
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Huber Inks (Thailand) Ltd. - 22nd Floor Sorachai Building 23/91 Sukhumvit 63 Klongton-Nua, Watthana • 10110 Bangkok Find and visit all the companies that belong to the group at www.huberinks.co.th Tel: +66 2 714 3229 to 30 Fax: +66 2 714 3228 email: Sandor.meszaros@huberinks.co.th
Philippines
Micro Inks Limited - 4th Floor Miriam House 151 Legaspi Street, Legaspi Village Manila, Philippines Tel: +63 284 86561 Fax: +63 284 86688 email: Sandor.meszaros@hubergroup.ph web: www.hubergroup.com
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PT Huber Inks Indonesia - Jalan Gatot Subroto Kilometer 7,8 Nomor 88 RT 003 RW 02 Kec. Jati Uwung Kab. Tangerang Banten Indonesia 14440 - Tel : +62 21 44515760 Fax : +62 21 30225368 E-mail : sambasiva@huberindonesia.com website : www.hubergroup.com
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AT A GLANCE Industry: Labels & Packaging Business names: Eshuis BV Headquarters: Dalfsen, the Netherlands Websites: eshuis.nl Business names: The Coca-Cola Company, Europe Headquarters: Brussels, Belgium Websites: coca-cola.com
CHALLENGE • Print hundreds of millions of personalised bottle labels for Coca-Cola®, Coca-Cola Zero® and CocaCola® light, within a four-month lead time. • Match iconic Coca-Cola red colour and ensure colour consistency across multiple label converters and digital presses. • Combine digital and conventionalprinting on ultra-thin adhesive film with completely consistent print quality and colour. • Ensure the technical specifications of the HP Indigo-digitally printed personalised labels would be identical to standard, conventionally printed labels to meet the bottling plants’ requirements.
SOLUTION • Multi-country network spanning eight digital label converters printing variable data areas and 10 printing the static areas conventionally, with Eshuis managing the entire project and handling part of the digital printing. • A total of twelve HP Indigo digital presses including WS6600 and WS6000 dedicated to the ‘Share a Coke®’ campaign ran 24/7 to 24/5 across three months. • Special ink, pre-mixed by HP Indigo, developed to match Coca-Cola red. • Integrated support from Eshuis to maximise productivity and print consistency across all print sites and presses.
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RESULTS • Almost 800 million personalised labels were printed at a cumulative rate of 36,000 per hour across 12 presses in eight different locations. The personalisation featured the top 150 names in each of more than 32 countries, in 15 languages and five different alphabets. • Finished labels perfectly matched CocaCola standard printed labels’ weight, surface tension and web tension. This enabled bottling plants to continue running at their regular high speeds. • Outstanding colour match accuracy of the HP-developed red ink prompted Coca-Cola to use it as the standard for the conventionally printed part of the labels. The HPdeveloped red ink has also been adopted by Coca-Cola as the new reference colour for future production of Coca-Cola packaging in Europe. • Eshuis set a new record for production volume on an HP Indigo WS6000 Digital Press – 8.2 million impressions per month versus the previous record of 4.7 million.
HP Indigo digital presses International Business Solution (IBS), of Mexico is an integrated marketing services and solutions provider with facilities throughout Mexico. a Coke. Social media and electronic media would be integrated to help drive excitement and coverage.
At Eshuis, a leading Dutch label converter, production challenges are viewed as opportunities – to find new ways to add innovation to packaging and to achieve ever-greater impact for its customers. With its ‘can-do’ attitude and deep knowledge of packaging production techniques, Eshuis was chosen as the primary printing partner and printing project manager for The Coca-Cola Company’s ambitious Europe-wide
‘Share a Coke’ personalised marketing campaign. Coke® gets personal,using its bottle labels The basic campaign concept was to print the top 150 names for teenagers in specific European countries on labels for Coca-Cola, Coca-Cola Zero and Coca-Cola light. The bottles would be placed on store shelves, enabling young people to find a bottle with their friend’s name and buy their friend
Eshuis became involved at the outset, when Coca-Cola was investigating if it would even be possible to implement such a campaign on a pan-European scale. It would require 150 top names for each of more than 32 different countries to be printed on labels for three different Coca-Cola products, in 15 different languages, using five alphabets. Although this would be a variable data-based campaign, CocaCola knew that the enormous volume of personalised labels and the need to provide its bottlers with labels precisely tuned to their existing production lines meant that neither conventional nor digital printing could handle it alone. Out of the box thinking about packaging “The project started with questions from Coca-Cola about the feasibility of a label printed in a combination of conventional and digital printing,” recalls Peter Overbeek, CEO of Eshuis. “The conventional printing was needed to produce part of the labels with static
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Digital Technology information, and digital printing was needed to add the names as variable “This project shows that you can use HP Indigo digital printing technology information.” for higher volume campaigns. It’s not just for runs up to 2,000 metres. It’s a very mature technology that can produce very high quality and higher As an experienced label converter with volumes.” a versatile platform of flexo, offset – Peter Overbeek, CEO, Eshuis and digital printing lines, along with comprehensive design and finishing capabilities, Overbeek knew it was possible; the only question was how. Together with The Coca-Cola Company’s European Packaging Innovator, Gregory Bentley, and his team, Eshuis investigated possible approaches and solutions, including testing how the personalised labels would perform on the production lines at the bottling plants – a crucial requirement for the project. Another potential show-stopper was the requirement to perfectly match the iconic Coca-Cola red colour. HP Indigo technology offers unique solution Very quickly, it became obvious that HP Indigo digital printing technology was the only option for printing the variable part of the project. Gregory Bentley explains: “When we looked at the technical criteria and deliverables that we had as a project brief, it became clear that the HP Indigo digital technology was the answer. The ink weight, colour matching, print quality and consistency, and the installed base of the HP Indigo press in Europe made it the only option for this volume. The technical requirements created by
the 38-micron ExxonMobil film used for Coca-Cola bottle labels was another reason that only HP Indigo technology fit the bill. Overbeek explains: “Because of the web tension and the fragility of the film, it’s not possible to use cycle presses. As far as I know, HP Indigo presses are the only ones today that can handle it.” Having solved the major feasibility questions, the focus turned to project size challenges. “Coca-Cola was concerned about how we would overcome potential issues and reduce risk,” says Overbeek. “One of their biggest questions was ‘do we have enough capacity to deliver the project?’, and I was telling them, yes, yes and yes, again and again.” A Europe-wide network of HP Indigo presses Overbeek’s confidence regarding capacity was based on a plan to share the workload with partner companies that would all work together as a coordinated, Eshuis-managed team. To this end, Eshuis set up a Europe-
wide network of eight digital label converters (including Eshuis) and 10 conventional label converters. As the project manager and also one of the digital label converters, Eshuis was responsible for supporting all the digital providers. Eshuis created readymade print files and distributed them to all the digital printers, helped the print partners get their digital presses in optimised condition for the project, and educated them on how to ensure consistent and high-quality printed results matching Coca-Cola standards, particularly for its special red colour. As part of this, Eshuis developed a powerful web tool specifically for the project to enable efficient project management and consistent quality across the network. To help Eshuis ensure colour consistency across all the digital printing companies, HP provided specially premixed ink supplies matching the CocaCola special red colour. The conventional label converters printed the multi-colour static areas
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“Colour is critical for Coca-Cola and we have very strict standards for our colour matching with all of our suppliers,” says Bentley. “We were very pleased with the very high level of accuracy of colour matching that HP Indigo was able to deliver through its press. Now we are using the red that HP developed throughout Europe to standardise our red colours on all of the conventional labels that we print. So when this project’s finished, we will still be reaping the benefits of it from that.” In addition, Bentley reports that as a result of the project, he has begun looking at full-colour digital technology as the next step for CocaCola packaging. Marit Kroon, marketing manager, Coca-Cola Europe, emphasises the positive impact of the hybrid-printed labels: “We are completely happy with the way our labels turned out. The quality and the look are absolutely great. This project has increased the standards against which we measure the quality of all our labels on the market.” Aiming big with HP Indigo technology
of the labels and then shipped them to the digital providers, who used their HP Indigo Digital Presses to print the personalised names. After that, the labels were shipped back to the analogue label converters for varnishing and delivery to the bottlers. All HP Indigo, all the time A total of 12 HP Indigo Digital Presses spread across the digital network were dedicated to the ‘Share a Coke’ project for three months, working five to seven days a week, three shifts a day. Cumulatively, they printed 36,000 labels per hour, enabling them to complete the almost 800 million labels required in time for the campaign launch. Eshuis spread its portion of printing over four months as it was the first to get started. Even so, it broke the record for production volume on an HP Indigo WS6000 Digital Press – not just within the network, but across the worldwide press installed base. Eshuis’ peak production of 8.2 million impressions a month on the campaign outstripped the previous record of 4.7 million. “I think we printed something like eight
to nine million linear metres on the HP Indigo press and that’s absolutely not typical for a digital press,” says Overbee Outstanding results in every respect This process resulted in personalised print labels that were identical in all physical specifications to the CocaCola regular labels – which had been a crucial requirement from the outset of the project. The bottling lines successfully used the special labels in their production lines at their usual high speed, without system adjustments or delays. The pre-mixed red HP Indigo ink, developed specially for this project by HP Indigo, was so successful that Coca-Cola Europe is now using it to standardise the red colour on all conventionally printed labels.
With this monumental printing project for Coca-Cola now successfully completed, Peter Overbeek, at Eshuis, has had time to reflect on what the ‘Share a Coke’ campaign means to the role of digital printing marketing campaigns. “I think this project shows that you can use HP Indigo digital printing technology for higher volume campaigns. It’s not just for runs up to 2,000 metres. It’s a very mature technology that can produce very high quality and higher volumes.” Overbeek also sees a future for leveraging two technologies to do more than would be possible with just one. “The combination of conventional and digital has not been done before on this scale and it opens a completely different kind of market to digital printing. I think it would be very beneficial for a lot of brand owners to use conventional and digital combined to address markets they did not address before.”
“We’ve broken all the daily, weekly or monthly records. If you talk about a monthly record on the HP Indigo WS6000 Digital Press, I think the old record was 4.7 million. The new record is 8.2 million impressions a month.” – Marit Kroon, marketing manager, Coca-Cola Europe
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It’s just Canon! Print World Asia (PWA) catches a moment with Michael Sak (MS), Vice President, Regional BIS Product Group for South and Southeast Asia, five months into the integration. By Christel Lee
PWA: Now that the integration is complete… dust has settled. What is in the pipeline for Canon? MS: The dust hasn’t settled, we just ended the fifth month. It’s an ongoing process which acclimatization is deeply required from both companies. At the same time, there are gems and best practices to be discovered. This is not applicable to us alone but also our headquarters in Europe where relearning is required in the new setting. Headquarters used to handle (us) by respective countries, however we are not regionalized. I also need to be clear on one issue. There aren’t two organisations particularly in Asia. It’s just Canon which happens to carry two lines of products. There are Canon- and Ocebranded products (especially in Asia). However there is a manufacturing organisation owned by Canon, which manufactures percentages of Canon and Océ products. Within the Canon-Asia organisation, there is a new division, Professional Production Printing Division. Canon was slightly into this area; most products targeting office environment. With this new division, production machines from both arms have been consolidated into this division. PWA: How would you allocate focus on your products since some prevalently enjoy more response in parts of Asia? MS: There is no simple segregation or allocation of focus in regions. We are prominent in China, Thailand and Singapore when Océ was there. That gave Canon a head start in these countries but there is no specific way to
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do more of this or that in any country. In production printing area, all have equal emphasis. Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand have an overlap via existing Océ organisation. India and Vietnam did not have a direct Océ representation prior. Obviously, there is work required to build it up. Vietnam is completely new to us so we need to start from scratch and it’s done gradually. India is big with existing Canon presence but it’s been through partners. We have since built Canon India. PWA: There is a clear "overlap" in both brands' portfolio. There have been speculations about possible
discontinuation of certain products. What are your comments on this? MS: It’s like saying “why Mercedes has 2,000cc cars in different models”. Look beyond the engine speeds as the common denominator, Océ has a knack of making unique products. For instance, Colorwave that uses toner pearls. All these are targeted. There are different positions for products – the whole exercise is to address different markets. Productivity of machines is different depending on how you use them. Océ products are more used in hardcore print environments. Canon is more for corporate print rooms not requiring 24/7 operations. Cut-sheet printers
MS: This part of the world – newspapers aren’t likely to get digitally-printed. We have been reasonably successful in other parts of the world, including Australia. It addresses a very niche requirement. In London, we print titles using Océ machines for subscribers. It’s not very suitable for printing dailies. The sheer volume warrants the traditional method or print. PWA: Any last messages? MS: From the integration perspective, the story and it’s the reality! We have one of the strongest offerings in print solutions. The marriage has fused two areas of strength, and it brings a whole wealth of capabilities, resources – technologies, people and knowledge. Canon now provides one of the most comprehensive solutions in the market. Bringing forward, it means our customers need not look far. We are able to provide the level of products, services and solution.
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What Matters Most! Fuji Xerox hosted the 2013 Premier Partner Conference with a view to exposing its top clients to the latest and greatest in the print and graphic communication. This year the Fuji Xerox Premier Partner Conference was hosted at the Crown Convention Centre in Melbourne with the theme “Focus on What Matters Most.” More than 170 of the Asia Pacific region’s Premier Partner members attended the two-day event with the intention of getting the latest industry information, networking with their peers and previewing the company’s latest inkjet engine and the new iGen150. The event opened with local welcome from a bush band performing some well known Australian songs followed by an introduction from Fuji Xerox Australia’s Managing Director Nick Kugenthiran and a welcome from Fuji Xerox Corporate Vice President Shuji Aso. The keynote speech of the conference was delivered by creative thinking specialist and Tirian Group Chief Executive Officer Andrew Grant, who spoke of the central importance of creativity in the workplace and how to nurture it to positively impact business. The audience was sympathetic
to his view that all children when young show creativity and that our traditional education systems mean we lose it by the time we are adults. Andrew believes that this creativity is key to business success in today’s competitive environments and he highlighted some techniques to start the process of regaining this skill.
The afternoon was spent on visits to four customer sites in Melbourne where participants were able to view the applications and solutions being produced in the local environment. Day one of the conference culminated with a gala dinner at Melbourne’s Showtime venue on the banks of the Yarra River.
Mr. Grant’s talk was followed by two Fuji Xerox user presentations. The first on innovative multi-media and web-to-print services and another on how the Premier Partner Program can be used to expand overseas business. The morning was then capped off by a roundtable discussion on creativity moderated by Fuji Xerox Australia’s Industry Marketing Manager for Graphic Communications, Stephen Ball. An interest insight into agency thinking and excellent advice on how to be more successful in addressing the needs of a community that is very influential in specifying how campaigns are fulfilled. Andrew Grant
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David Lim Day two of the event was spent on more customer presentations, firstly inkjet printing, that is predicted to have a massive impact on print in the next few years, a technology that is coming of age and where digital printers need help in understanding where it may fit within their business. This talk was followed by Steve Smith, an industry consultant, who outlined some dynamics driving the packaging market and how he saw the future. Packaging is crucially important market for print as it is one of the few areas of that is growing and it has a unique quality in that it cannot go online unlike so many other types of print, for example
billing, statements, etc. Steve’s session was followed by a customer who was excited by the new opportunities that he saw for his business with a recently installed a Fuji Xerox inline packaging solution, print, uv or aqueous coating and die-cut in a single pass. The closing remarks of the conference were delivered by David Lim, the Singaporean mountaineer and motivational speaker best known for leading the first successful Singapore Everest Expedition. His story of conquering Mount Everest, coming from a country without mountains and him subsequently suffering from
All that was left was to take advantage of the timing of the conference and make a visit to PacPrint13—the largest, most comprehensive, and significant trade exhibition for printing and graphic technologies in the Pacific Rim. Staged every four years since 1970, PacPrint13 featured the latest and most innovative printing technologies available and gave the visitors access to advanced solutions to expand their business. Giving its top customers a chance to participate in this rare event—that also featured Fuji Xerox’s newest inkjet press—was actually one of the major reasons Fuji Xerox chose Melbourne to host the 2013 Premier Partner Conference. All in all, the 2013 Premier Partner Conference proved to be a resounding success, and demonstrated anew Fuji Xerox’s focus on “What matters most”… their customers.
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Debut for Rapida 106 and RotaJET 76 The KBA Roadshow is already a well-established tradition for the print branch in the People's Republic of China, the Asia-Pacific region and India. In March, the successful series extended its list of venues to include also Taiwan. Three events attracted a good attendance in each of the country's most important print centres: Tainan in the south, Taichung in the central region and Taipei in the north. The technical highlights placed in the spotlight were UV technologies for sheetfed offset, in-mould label printing, the digital web press RotaJET 76, and the Rapida 106, the world champion press in terms of makeready and production speed. The process developments and product innovations were presented in proven inimitable manner by Jürgen Veil, KBA head of sheetfed marketing. Akio Pong, managing director of KBA sales partner Shining Graphics, welcomed the guests and introduced the KBA group as a broadly based, innovative and financially very sound partner of the international print industry. The importance attached to the meetings was reflected in addresses given by the presidents of the printing associations in the three regions, and in the presentations by KBA users
such as Wu Weng Hsiung, chairman of the Just Shine Printing Company, and Chen Cheng Hsiung, president of the Printing Technology Research Institute. In Taipei, the managing director of KBA Greater China, Walter Zehner, thanked the management of the Glory Innovations Group for two special “firsts”, namely the installation of the first Rapida 106 in Taiwan and the opportunity to present this high-tech press live in action to other Taiwanese printers. Walter Zehner: “The Rapida 106 has brought the Glory Innovations Group a significant productivity boost and distinct competitive advantages. The high degree of flexibility enables response to the most varied demands of future markets. KBA aims to serve the company as a long-term and reliable partner, and that will benefit both sides in the end.”
Alex Hong from Shining Graphics explained the press features and process sequences in more detail during a print demonstration on the Rapida 106, and drew attention to the extremely fast makeready achieved with the dedicated plate cylinder drive system DriveTronic SPC. Subsequently, the gathered print professionals were able to take a closer, first-hand look at the press. Walter Zehner presented a model of the six-colour Rapida 106 to David Liu, managing director of the Glory Innovations Group, as thanks for the company's confidence and outstanding hospitality. David Liu reaffirmed his great satisfaction with the local KBA team and said that he looked forward to further expanding his business with the new Rapida.
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First Komori H-UV press in Germany Fritsch Druck, Leipzig, Germany
From left: René Fritsch, Managing Director, and Martin Saeger, Plant Manager
Last year was not good for Saxony’s local printing industry. Some printers in Leipzig and Dresden, the two major cities in this state in eastern Germany, fell into insolvency due to a fiercely competitive regional market. But a few weeks ago, Fritsch Druck GmbH, a small printer in Leipzig, had better news to share: The company had installed a brand new fivecolor Lithrone G40+Coater+H-UV in its printing shop in the northeast of the city. The press is 15 meters long, weighs 40 metric tons and is packed with the latest Komori technology for sheetfed presses. The total investment was 1.5 million euros. Crucial factor: H-UV The new GL-540 combines high-performance specifications: a maximum printing size of 710 x 1,020 mm, five units, a thickness range up to 1.0 mm and an in-line coater for different added value coatings. Furthermore, it’s the first H-UV press in Germany and the innovative curing system was a crucial factor in the investment. Managing Director René Fritsch explains: “Compared to conventional UV systems, energy consumption is cut by one third and CO 2 emissions are reduced. The system does not discharge ozone and only a small amount of heat, which improves both the printing environment and quality.” The investment gives Fritsch Druck important advantages in the competitive regional market: shorter turnarounds, higher quality and more added value. “Our customers are very demanding and we will continue our strategy to improve print quality,” emphasizes Mr. Fritsch.
High quality even with tight deadlines In the past, tight deadlines and high quality were mutually exclusive at Fritsch Druck. But not any more. Now, thanks to the innovative H-UV curing system, the printed sheets are completely dry and immediately ready for finishing procedures. Production is much more efficient than before. H-UV eliminates all quality losses related to drying like blocking and ink drydown as well as issues related to powder spraying. The sheet surface is scrub resistant and a protective varnish almost not necessary. The in-line coater offers Fritsch Druck several new options for effects like high-gloss, softtouch and drip-off coating to satisfy the increasing demands for higher quality and added value among clients. Fritsch Druck is a full-service provider of sheetfed offset and digital printing, prepress, postpress, lettershop ser vice and graphic design. Products range from commercial printing to high quality magazines. Focused on growth Fritsch Druck, founded in 1990, moved to a modern facility in an industrial park in the northeast of Leipzig in 2006, and today has eight employees. From the very beginning, the company was focused on growth. Thanks to the enormous productivity of the new GL-540, management says that its new middle-term target will see a doubling of annual sales to 1.8 million euros and the company plans to recruit new staff.
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Integrated Solutions Geared to the Latest Market Trends ): Heidelberg Thailand is showcasing integrated solutions focusing on commercial and digital printing that are geared to the very latest market requirements at Pack Print International 2013 at booth no.F01, hall 103, BITEC during August 28-31, 2013.
sectors. Therefore, it is still considered a significant trade show which is really relevant to the business; as a great place to meet customers, both old and new; to show the technology and solutions towards significant market trends in the printing industry.
The new portfolio, it is presenting at the trade show reflects recent market developments in the industry. As a result, customers can embrace existing market trends and turn them into successful and profitable business models. The trade show presentation will focus on the latest market trends, such as short-run printing, green printing, web-to-print, lean production, etc. Heidelberg Thailand will present Solutions for the Growth in today’s market trends; showcase the solution portfolio at stand no.F01 in Hall 103, make it a very significant exhibitor at Pack Print International 2013. The leading international solution provider for print media industry will focus its trade show presence on its state-of-theart technologies and services under the motto "Discover HEI", concentration on Commercial Printing and Digital Printing. In addition, HEI Flexibility will be the focus of our Postpress solutions
Heidelberg has systematically focused our research and development activities on current market trends and maximum customer benefits. With combining state-of-the-art offset presses with digital printing and finishing technologies so as to be able to offer print shops solutions that bring economic benefits. What’s more, its extended service portfolio offers added value across the board. Overall, Heidelberg is expecting Pack Print International 2013 to stimulate positive energy. Heidelberg is also anticipating that this opportunity and perspectives demonstrated will be leading to shortterm investments in this fast growing market. Pack Print Internation is a regional trade exhibition developed by the printing and packaging industry in Thailand in partnership with Messe Duesseldorf Asia, and has extended its global market significance and international standing. It is Asia's premier event for all from the global printing and packaging
Southeast Asia is considered as one of the markets with highest potential and rapid market growth. The Asian market is very dynamic and adapting extremely fast. As a company, Heidelberg observe very carefully the development of growing market segments for instance short run digital and consequently offer the solutions to meet these demands. The company is also aware that the customers are looking to maintain high quality with economic benefits. “We believe Southeast Asia will continue to grow rapidly. Though labour costs in Asia increase, our prominent technology being able to reduce production time and increase capacity will become even more critical to profitability. Companies will want to invest in quality products that will stand the test of time and enable them to meet the increasing demands of their own customers. As such we are confident that Southeast Asia will continue to be a market with strong growth in the future. This time there will be more things to see for short run printing and finishing solutions especially the unique combination of offset and digital printing, combined with folding and binding. We also expect Carbon Neutral technologies to be one of the significant highlights.” said Mr. Rene Ludvigsen, CEO, Region Asia Pacific.
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...new Magnum Compact
Combining compact inker modules with powerful automation and agility features, the Goss Magnum Compact press introduces advantages never before available in the single-width sector. The result is a versatile, cost-effective option for newspaper, semi-commercial and book production, including multi-product business models and ultra short run lengths.
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New Lithrone A37P Lineup Debuts in Lithrone A Series Komori Corporation (Head Office: Sumida-ku, Tokyo, Japan; Chairman, President and CEO: Yoshiharu Komori) has announced the Lithrone A37P 37-inch convertible perfecting offset printing press as a new entry in the Lithrone A series presses. The Lithrone A37P 37-inch convertible perfecting offset printing press has been developed as a new entry in the Lithrone A series presses. The Lithrone A37P is a multifunctional press that offers high basic performance and is equipped with a sheet reversal mechanism that enables the user to perform double-sided or single-sided printing with just one press. It is also very versatile, capable of printing on either thin or thick sheets. Since the Lithrone A37P permits not only one-pass four-color printing but also front/back two-color printing of 8-up impositions of A4 size sheets that include a color bar for CMS (*1) in the margin, the press is ideal for high quality paged printed items (*2). Primarily as a four-color perfector but also as a two-color press, the machine is a flexible solution for a wide range of orders, including reference works, dictionaries, promotional books, and comics. The Lithrone A series presses offer a compact machine size and a maximum
sheet size of 640 x 940 mm that is capable of meeting a wide range of needs, thus giving these machines a significant competitive edge in publishing and commercial printing work. Since their introduction, these presses have won a solid reputation as highly functional machines suited to their target markets and have registered excellent sales results, mainly in Asian countries such as Japan, China and India. Both the Lithrone A37 and the Lithrone A37P perfector can be specified with the H-UV in-line instant drying system. The system is the solution to many printing problems because it improves print quality by being powderless, offers short turnaround thanks to the reduction of total lead time, accommodates added value work such as printing on heavy substrates, reduces the operator workload and environmental impact, and improves productivity by enhancing working efficiency. *1 Color Management System *2 When configured with four colors
Main Features Delivers outstanding cost-performance by enabling double-sided and singlesided printing with just one press. Also capable of printing on either thin or thick substrates. Equipped with a high performance sheet reversal system configured of double-double-single transfer cylinders, the press ensures high quality printing in both double-sided and single-sided modes. Outstanding suitability to printing on heavy substrates is provided by the flat perfecting cylinder surface. Makeready time is substantially reduced by eliminating the need to adjust the transfer cylinder gripper pad up-down device when changing sheet thickness and by automating perfecting changeover. A variety of options facilitate upgrading of the press. Working efficiency can be improved by equipping the Lithrone A37P with the H-UV instant drying system, the KHSAI integrated control system for quick start-up, or any of various washing systems.
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Further expansion into the growing packaging market Following the planned takeover of Flexotecnica an Italian press manufacturer active in the growing print market for flexible packaging (film) in February, Koenig & Bauer (KBA) now announces a further acquisition in a luxury segment of the packaging printing sector. KBA is continuing its successful niche strategy with the majority takeover of Kammann Maschinenbau GmbH in Bad Oeynhausen, Germany. The world’s second-largest press manufacturer aims to expand into this growing market to counteract the shrinking sales volume of web presses for publications heavily affected by the advance of online media. Koenig & Bauer takes over 85% of Kammann Maschinenbau GmbH. The previous majority shareholder, private equity firm Perusa in Munich, has successfully restructured and realigned this medium-sized press manufacturer over the last years. Kammann’s two managing directors will continue to hold a 15% stake. All parties have agreed not to disclose any further details concerning the takeover at this time. The acquisition is still subject to minor formal conditions. Kammann mainly offers presses for decorating hollow containers made from premium-quality glass, plastic and metal. Along with screen printing, Kammann’s precise and flexible transport systems can also be equipped with hot-stamping, digital printing and
decorating processes. The company also has a substantial service business. In systems for directly decorating glass containers Kammann is the global market leader. The firm, which has almost no own production facilities, was founded in 1955 and has a total of 175 employees. In 2012 it generated annual sales of over €30m ($39m) and posted a net profit. Directly decorated glass containers are mainly used for cosmetics, perfume and spirituous beverages in the top price class. Premium glass packaging is a growing business even in threshold
countries, such as China, Brazil and Russia. It is regarded as a differentiation medium and is continually gaining importance as a status symbol compared to cheaper alternatives. Market forecasts predict above-average growth for this segment. From a process point of view, direct printing with high-quality screen printing systems is the most challenging and costly finishing method due to the mechanic handling of different forms of glass containers. These technological demands prevent newcomers from entering this luxury segment which is serviced by very few manufacturers. On supermarket shelves directly decorated glass containers for premium perfume or beverage brands compete with more simply labelled containers for cheaper brands. These are often undervalued by customers looking for luxury goods. While direct printing of containers is a new territory for KBA, the group is already well-established in some areas of label printing and other packaging forms. Management therefore views this acquisition as a useful addition.
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Leading technology for commercial, packaging and newspaper production At PRINT 13 in Chicago, September 8-12, Goss International will continue its ‘See Things Differently' theme, emphasizing unique advantages and opportunities for commercial, newspaper and packaging printers. The company will highlight Goss and Ferag technology, recent projects in the Americas and its unmatched manufacturing and support resources in this region.
The new Goss Magnum Compact press will be introduced to the American market at PRINT 13, with live demonstrations of its cost-effective Autoplate system.
"This is a major show that continues to provide a constructive, energetic environment for suppliers and printers to collaborate," according to Graham Trevett, who heads up commercial and packaging press sales for Goss in North America. "PRINT gives us a forum for discussing new developments, challenges and requirements and for demonstrating what differentiates Goss as the customer-support and technology leader." The new Goss Magnum Compact press will be introduced to the American market at PRINT 13, with live demonstrations of its cost-effective Autoplate system. "This is the world's first 2x1 press with Autoplate," explains Goss vice president of newspaper sales, North America, Wesley Clements. "We have addressed the demands of our customers for an automated, cost-effective press that will support multi-product business models and ultra-short, as well as traditional, run lengths for newspaper, book and semicommercial production." Goss will highlight recent and upcoming projects in the Americas at PRINT 13. These include Sunday web presses, a triple-width newspaper press at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, GossFerag finishing solutions and creative aftermarket projects. Goss also continues to expand its commitment to the packaging sector and will present updates on the Sunday Vpak web offset presses at PRINT 13, including the first installation in the United States. "We are very encouraged
by the performance of the first Vpak press installation," according to Trevett. "This technology is invigorating interest within the packaging sector in web offset as an alternative for shorter runs, higher quality, faster turn-around times and lower costs." Sunday Vpak press models for flexible packaging, label and folding carton applications feature quick-change sleeve technology and are available in narrow and wide web widths from 20.5 inches (510 mm) to 75 inches (1905 mm). Goss Sunday press technology celebrated its 20th anniversary earlier this year. Large and small printers continue to choose these gaplessblanket press models for commercial,
publication, catalog and now packaging printing. Goss has also seen an increase in Sunday press installations for retail inserts, direct mail and non-stop job and edition changes with Goss Automatic Transfer (AT) technology. Trevett says that, while competitive pressures have fundamentally changed the print industry, Goss has strengthened its focus on technology that is cost effective, easy to use, appropriate for emerging requirements and supported by world-class aftermarket services. "This approach continues to enable our customers to turn out better printed products, faster, and at a lower cost per copy," he concludes. "We look forward to demonstrating this commitment and these capabilities at PRINT 13."
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Paper Bills and Statements; A Real Necessity In A Digital World In an international survey from Two Sides carried out by research company Toluna, 2,500 consumers were asked their opinion on a variety of billing and statement related issues with a focus on the present supplier pressure to switch to electronic bills and statements; ‘e-billing’. Key Findings 60% of consumers state they would not choose a company which did not offer a paper bill. 12% of consumers and 20% of 25 – 34 year olds, say they have switched to a new provider when a charge for paper based bills was imposed. 8% of consumers and 16% of 25 – 34 year olds, say they have switched providers because paper bills were withdrawn. 57% of consumers overall, 66% of 18 – 25 year olds, and 60% of 25 -34 year olds, believe a paper bill option is still quite or very important when choosing a new supplier. 93% of consumers say they are unwilling to pay for paper bills. 89% of consumers want to be able to switch between paper and e-bills without difficulty and cost 42% prefer to receive financial services bills by post only and 37% prefer to receive utility bills by post only. For financial services, post is the preferred option overall. 21% of consumers would refuse to switch to electronic bills and statements when asked to do so. 69% of consumers say that postal bills offer better record keeping and 65% say they are easier to check. 48% state that postal bills offer more security and 46% say bills and statements printed on paper are easier to read than off a screen. 38% of consumers are clearly ‘home printers’ with 26% printing up to 20%
of their bills and 7% printing out between 80% and 100% of their bills.
29% question the validity of these sort of claims.
Consumers are suspicious of environmental claims and appear confused by the environmental arguments used in the promotion of e-billing. Statements such as, “Go Green, Go Digital”, “Save Trees, Go Paperless” can do damage to corporate reputations.
49% of consumers believe that companies are switching to e-billing in order to reduce environmental impact but the majority, 87%, agree that cost savings are the main driver.
15% do not believe claims such as “Go Green, Go Digital”, “Save Trees, Go Paperless”. 14% feel mislead and
67% have seen statements saying that e-billing is better for the environment and 63% believe e-billing has a lower environmental impact. However 71% understand that print and paper can be a sustainable way to communicate.
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Management/General 41 Martyn Eustace, Director of Two Sides, comments, “The Survey shows that whilst electronic billing and statements are now becoming a standard billing method, consumers still want hard copy by post, or a combination of post and e-mail, and there are signs of frustration, from a significant section of consumers, with the tactics used to move consumers from post to e-mail. There is also mistrust of the motivation behind the pressure to switch” The survey reveals for billers a danger of losing customers if consumers are pushed unwillingly to move to e-billing or subjected to cost penalties. A majority of consumers declare they will not choose companies that do not offer paper bills and are unconvinced about misleading environmental claims. Eustace continues, “E-billing can be convenient however consumers are seeing through the dubious reasons billers give for changing to e-bills, such as ‘better for the environment’, and realise that their bill provider is just seeking to reduce costs. With 38% of consumers, now at their cost, printing all or some of their bills, the term ‘paper free billing’ must be challenged. Over 33% of UK households do not own a computer and a properly printed and detailed paper bill is a basic necessity to monitor and record regular expenditure. Billing companies clearly need to review their strategies which are leading to the disenchantment of their
customers and disenfranchisement of a significant part of the population. Consumer choice appears to have become a casualty of the digital revolution when it comes to billing.” Over the past Two Years Two Sides has worked with major billing companies to counter misleading ‘Greenwash’. 80% of the marketing messages which
tempted consumers to ‘go online’ because it’s ‘better for the environment’ have been withdrawn. There is growing evidence that digital communications have a significant environmental footprint and, responsibly used, paper can be the sustainable way to communicate.
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Australian bindery company reinvests in Autobond laminator Autobond, the UK-based laminator and spot UV manufacturer, has installed a Mini 105 laminator at Special Binding Service, one of the largest binding companies in Queensland, Australia. The new model replaces the company’s previous Mini 105 laminator that was lost following a large fire at the company’s factory in 2012.
Based in the Brisbane suburb of Hemmant, Special Binding Service was founded in 1969 as a commercial book binder. Over the past forty years the company has expanded into a full finishing house for printers, extending its services to offer lamination of book covers, posters and more. Following the fire last year – which saw a blaze rip through the bindery arm of the company’s 10,000sqm building – the company’s Production Manager, Warren Swinburne, went to drupa to replace the company’s production line. Swinburne explains: “I have been aware of Autobond and its machines since drupa 2008. That’s when we bought the original Mini 105 and it was the most reliable laminating machine we had ever had. So when it came to replacing the machine at drupa last year, it was an easy decision. We visited the Autobond stand and went for an upgrade with the Mini 105 mark II.” This Mini 105 mark II is a 105 x 76 cm,B1landscapelaminator with a maximum operating speed of60 meters per minute (m/min). It utilises a Heidelberg Speedmaster 102 feed head and is fitted with an optional perfector to laminate two sides in one pass. It also features astacker to return the laminated sheets into pile form. “On top of the Autobond machine being a steadfast component of our finishing line, its impressive running
speed is enabling us to increase the volume of work we are able to deliver with short turnaround times. We can now provide a wider range of finishing techniques that offer our customers more application variety and a better quality end-product,” Swinburne concludes. Autobond’s Australian agent, Tom Ralph of Graph-Pak, adds: “The fact that Special Binding Service returned to Autobond and replaced its laminator with another Mini 105 speaks volumes for Autobond’s reputation. It is renowned across the Australasian markets for producing great build quality machines that are powerful, easy to use, and that can
help expand a company’s business. I’m getting more and more interest in Autobond’s kit every week, both spot UV and laminators. We sold two more Autobond laminators at this year’s PacPrint.” John Gilmore, Managing Director of Autobond, says: “Special Binding Service has shown real character to bounce back from last year’s setback, and we’re delighted to be part of their resurgence. This deal demonstrates how our laminators instil both confidence and loyalty in our customers. Australia is consistently proving to be one of our best markets for laminators. Because of the vast distances, it is essential to have reliable and versatile machinery.”
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The Fuji Xerox PIXI Awards are now open for entries From 10th June - 31st August 2013 Now in it’s 6th year the Printing Innovation with Xerox Imaging Awards are again ready to recognise Asian excellence and innovation in printing. Anyone can enter as long as they fulfil one basic qualification .... you must be a Fuji Xerox user! For your Entry Form (or to order a printer) please contact:
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Next milestone in sight Following on from large format printing, hybrid finishing and pinning, LED UV technology is now moving into narrow-web printing
For more than five years the advantages of LED UV technology have been discussed in the print industry. This alternative to established Lamp based UV curing has gradually proven its worth in special fields of application and has pretty much followed the path once predicted by companies expe- rienced in UV technology, such as IST METZ. At this year‘s sixth UV DAYS, taking place from 17 to 20 June in Nürtingen, Germany, this new techno- logy will be showcased with a number of live demonstrations. At the same time, IST METZ will be offering visitors an insight into the next steps and demonstrating the process of LED UV curing on a narrow-web flexo printing press. There will be live demonstrations showcasing a number of LED UV applications from the inkjet UV sector that are already successfully established, such as large format printing and digital label printing. The company will be presenting the new LED UV system
LEDZero Solidcure 2 from Integration Technology Ltd. (ITL), the next step in the development of this technology. Two LED UV units are installed on a 2 colour narrow-web flexo printing press, 430 mm wide, the water-cooled LED UV unit generates an output of up to 12 W/cm2 and under laboratory conditions, IST METZ has already achieved printing speeds up to a maximum of 200 m/min with this unit. At the UV DAYS event, the printing of two-tone labels at 150 m/min will be demonstrated. “We have met a basic requirement here that many experts have been demanding as a pre requisite to the introduction of LED UV technology into traditional market segments,” says Dirk Jägers, Managing Director of IST. “Having increased the performance of LED systems, we are now in a position to achieve printing speeds in line with label printing standards. The move into narrow-web flexo printing is thus within reach.”
Output tripled The new LEDZero Solidcure 2 system generates a peak optical irradiance output of 12 W/cm2, treble the 2008 available peak power in the market which was just 4 W/cm2. “For narrow-web printing, the LED UV technology boasts a performance comparable to that of conventional UV curing”, explains Stefan Feil, Director of Technical Marketing at IST METZ. “Special note should be made of the wave- length being 385 nm, the output here is considerably higher than in a compa- rable LED UV system that normally works at 395 nm.” In addition to enhanced optical output performance, the design of the shorter wavelength provides better opportunities to formulate suitable inks and varnishes, allowing for the closer coordination of photoinitiators and light sources, among other technical benefits. Furthermore, this wavelength means that the chemistry has less sensitivity to daylight which, in turn, makes it easier to manage.
Open LED solution for the narrowweb market When Labelexpo Europe opens its doors this September in Brussels, LED UV will no doubt be top of the agenda for many of its visitors. Having already laid the foundation stone with the live demonstration during UV DAYS, IST METZ will be focused on exhibiting the LED UV narrow web concept, and demonstrating how it can be integrated into all established machine systems.
The UV specialist is convinced that this is how to provide users with an option to compare against today‘s conventional lamp based UV curing systems. “Ideally, a user can choose a machinery model from the entire market range that best meets his individual requirements when investing in new technology. Similarly, he should also be able to choose the best possible ancillary equip- ment” continues Stefan Feil. When it comes to drying equipment in particular, users would certainly benefit from the standard inclusion of models compatible with LED UV in the manufacturers‘ portfolios. The use of LED units is opening up possibilities that favour the latest development trends in machine construction. As a result, manufacturers are becoming increasingly more focused on configurations that are more suitable for short web (print) runs, in order to reduce waste, amongst other things.
The advantageous installation properties of LED UV systems, as well as the possible omission of cooling rollers, has made it easier to implement more direct a web pass, making the machines even more suitable for short print runs. Saving potential and cost development The LED UV systems from Integration Technology Ltd. offer some interesting savings potential. On the one hand, as the units are switched on and off
instanta- neously, breaks in production mean no power consumption, which is in contrast to conventional lamps that require a warm-up phase and mean the lamps are left switched on during short breaks. On the other hand, ITL has developed a patented system which means only the required sections of zones in a unit are used for curing. This saves energy, for example, when webs are used that are narrower than the printing width. With an increasing uptake of LED UV systems, the market is hoping for a reduc- tion in investment costs, but to date, the hopes of users have yet to be realised. However consideration should be given to the trebling of output, as already mentioned, in just a few years. Taking this into consideration, a noticeable reduc- tion in costs for what is still a modest market volume is probably an unrealistic expectation. Investment in LED UV curing for label printing may however be worthwhile under current conditions
if, for example, special requirements mean that the specific advantages of this relatively new technology make the process viable. Strong market position in the UV inkjet market For classic UV applications within the graphics industry, the market share for LED UV technology is still clearly less than one percent. In the UV inkjet market, the procedure is already well established and makes up almost a 30% share – and is growing steadily. One of the first application areas for LED UV technology is what is known as “Large Format Printing” (LFP). The typical multi-pass systems for large format printing require UV units that take up little space, have a relatively low mass and do not disturb the printing. This application will be demonstrated during UV DAYS with a large format printing press, printing photos in poster size. For the curing of UV inks, the system comes equipped with two air-cooled SubZero LED units from Integration Technology Ltd. These are LED versions of the well-established SubZero product family, specifically designed for large format printing, that boast a maximum output of 7 W/cm2 and work within the wavelength range of 395 nm. First a niche, then a broad market LED UV units are being frequently used in the single-pass process for inkjet printing. In this niche market, they are used for both the pinning of the ink drops, between inkjet heads, and as the final curing of the inkjet inks. During UV DAYS, IST METZ will be printing a sample adhesive label using an inkjet system with 140 mm printing width. It is equipped with Pincure Plus LED UV units for pinning. They have an extremely slim form factor, a very discreet light output and are scalable in increments of 80 mm to allow for the adjustment of their length to suit the various application widths. If necessary, they can be smoothly expanded to a maximum length of 2800 mm. These LED systems also come from Integration Technology Ltd., as is the water-cooled Solidcure unit which facilitates end-of- press drying using LED technology as demonstrated with the label printing.
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end-to-end sign making environment Founded in 1996, Image Technique specialises in the design, manufacture and installation of signs. With 45 employees, this experienced supplier can support customers through the entire process from consultancy and drawing of signs to the delivery and mounting stage. Image Technique prides itself on having the capability to manufacture almost everything in-house; acrylic and aluminium sheets are cut, folded, welded, assembled and painted to be transformed into different forms of eye-catching and expertly crafted signs. “Our objective is to generate iconic signs that improve the image of retailers from high street brands to nationwide superstores. Debenhams, B&Q, Halfords and Pets at Home are just some of the major companies we work for,” explains Des Kenehan, director at Image Technique. He continues: “We are one of the leading sign makers in the UK and we’ve been involved in the evolution of this sector over the years. Although sign making is still our core business, there’s an increasing demand for integration with graphics, window decoration, visuals and displays. As a consequence, being equipped with the necessary production tools to fulfil specific requirements is crucial if we are to remain competitive. Bringing print production in-house is a key element of this strategy.” True to this ethos, two years ago Image Technique installed a Fujifilm Acuity Advance HS to manage all print related jobs in-house. Des talks us through this choice: “In the last few years we’ve realised that it’s more reliable and costeffective to be in control of our own destiny and keep everything under our roof ’. Taking charge of the print department has allowed us to guarantee perfect image quality and to ensure that delivery times always meet customers’ needs.” The Acuity Advance HS was a significant addition to the Image Technique environment and has given
them the opportunity to print directly onto rigid media with the added value of the white ink option. It soon became clear that the print side of the business wasbooming. Des explains: “The ROI with the Acuity Advance HS was almost instantaneous and demands for print jobs were constantly rising. We were facing many requests for rollto-roll based volumes with quicker turnaround times, so it was essential to strengthen our print capabilities.” Des Kenehan, director “We were so pleased with the high quality we were achieving with the Acuity Advance HS that we didn’t want to lower expectations. For us, the Uvistar Pro8 was the ideal compromise between quality and productivity. The vivid colours and adhesion offered by Fujifilm’s inks, together with the perfect skin tone reproduction, are balanced with a significant throughput,”comments Des. He is also keen to highlight additional benefits of Fujifilm‘s Uvistar Pro8: “This device can simultaneously
handle two rolls of the same material which has significantly improved our efficiency. What’s more, we take advantage of the extensive range of euromedia substrates that Fujifilm offers. Vinyls, PVC and banners are just a few of the materials that the Uvistar Pro8 can print on.” In terms of efficiency, he stresses: “A key point for us is the flexibility to allocate jobs to the Acuity Advance HS or the Uvistar Pro8, safe in the knowledge that we’re guaranteed consistent results. Fujifilm’s expertise in colour management and its technical knowledge has helped us to make the most of both the devices, calibrating them to achieve uniform quality.” Des continues: “Uvistar Pro8 has dramatically improved our competitiveness as it has boosted our productivity and extended our range of services. We can now approach retail brands and provide them with a variety of creative and integrated projects including signs and indoor graphics, to name but two.”
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Hollanders introduces the first double-sided textile printer Just some weeks before Fespa ,the Dutch manufacturer introduced the ColorBooster DS to an exclusive group of printers and journalists. Sabine A. Slaughter reports. Located in the outskirts of the Dutch city of Eindhoven, the company, that started out as a developer of solutions for textile printing and later on became a printer manufacturer, has their showrooms as well as their R&D center and headquarters. The company’s founder, Peter Hollanders, CTO of Hollanders Printing Systems, is proud to be able to present a manifold, yet high technology range of affordable textile printing presses – each of them having been devised and developed at his company. There are machines for flags and banners, dedicated solutions for carpet printing and other specialized
applications that all correspond to Hollanders’ approach: When working with textile and when the highest quality is to be combined with lowest cost of production, there is only one way to control the entire process. It's to understand every little detail of the entire production flow. And this is very different from using an existing printer and convert it into something that might be able to print on textile. The new ColorBooster DS, the first double-sided textile printer, is the highlight of the day. The machine prints on both sides of a fabric simultaneously whereby highest registration is ensured. This is made possible via Hollanders’
own registration and transport system that first of prints on one side, then the fabric is printed from the other side too. It incorporates a very sophisticated integrated fixation unit consisting of infrared based ceramic heating elements which ensures that there is a constant temperature across the entire media surface thus enabling proper sublimation and fixation of colours to the textile without deformation and at the highest possible UV-resistance, colour brilliance and durability. Depending upon the project different images can be printed on each side or the same image from both sides whereby brilliant, rich designs and
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graphics can be realized. The machines are manufactured to order which means that there is a choice of colour channels available apart from CMYK. The company recommends to use its own water based inks that are also available in violet, red, gray and other spot colours. Hollanders uses a spot colour list based on the actually ink thus ensuring accurate vector colour reproduction. It comes in two widths – 2.1 m and 3.2 m. “One of the most demanding tasks has been getting the registration right”, states Peter Hollanders. The ColorBooster DS incorporates step correction, air or electrostatic suction, traction control, temperature and humidity control among others. “Our extensive research into inkjet technologies, how drops are ejected by different print heads and control thereof enabled us to built this innovative and highly sophisticated new textile printer.” Incorporating Seiko print heads, the ColorBooster DS enables 24/7 printing whereby speeds between 4570 sqm/h at production quality and with 720 x 720 dpi can be achieved. “The speed always varies according to the design and the amount of ink that has to be laid on the fabric as well as the number of passes required. A full rich red or black image on both sides requires different ink amounts and passes than a multicolour design. In addition, structure of the fabric, its ink absorption and many other factors play an important role in determining speed, thickness of ink layers as well as passes. Obviously the machine can also print faster, but the image quality will suffer
as rich vibrant images require a certain amount of ink. Our ColorBooster XL for example, that also incorporates Seiko heads requires an ink layer from 5 till about 20 ml/sqm on different substrates to achieve accurate image reproduction resulting in a square meter
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brilliant image requires more often than not extensive knowledge. That’s why we also developed our own software to drive our printers thus many of the factors are taken into account resulting in well-received and high quality output.” Hollanders’ inks not only come in several colours apart from CMYK, they are also water based, meaning that they are soft on the environment and non-toxic. The inks show a wide colour gamut and are highly UV resistant. All that is required after printing on the ColorBooster DS is a wash of the fabrics. As no transfer paper is
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required, excessive waste that usually is associated with dye-sublimation processes is also avoided. For finishing the Hollanders ColorWash, a roll-to-roll machine enabling washing, drying and ironing without operator interference can be used. It incorporates an onboard control system for water temperature, washing speed, water consumption, soap concentration, media tension, drying and ironing whereby different modules can be assembled and ordered. In addition, Hollanders drives the press via its own workflow and color control software that enables a high degree
The ColorBooster DS is specifically designed for printing on spun polyester flags, but can also accommodate decostyle banners, front-lit interior backdrops, backlit retail frames, blockout prints and many more visual communication products on textile. Among the media there are woven and knitted media, open and closed structures, polyester, voile, fence, mesh and many more with or without coating. It allows for rolls with a diameter of up to 60 cm and enables unattended printing, so overnight jobs are no more a headache. And there is more: At the same time the company introduced the ColorBooster 250 that is expected to come to market later this year. It incorporates the renowned Hollanders media tension and traction control and can be driven with either water based dye-sublimation or disperse inks whereby Ricoh Gen5 print heads are used. The ColorBooster 250 can print directly on textiles but also accommodate transfer paper printing processes. Three different models – a starter version with 4 colour channels, production edition with 6 colour channels and an ultimate edition with 8 colour channels are available. Print width is 2.5 m. The new entry level ColorBooster 250 is expected to be available for around 98,000 euros in the starter version up to 150,000 euros for the ultimate edition. One of the main principles of the company is that the ROI method is based on true figures. “At the end of the year, our customers must be able to confirm that our economic model is right: lowest cost per square meter at the highest possible quality. And that with the best color reproduction on the widest range of fabrics”, states Peter Hollanders.
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Fuji Xerox’s DocuWide C842 enters Singapore Targetted at architectural, display graphics and fast-movingconsumer-goods (FMCG) markets, Singapore has already one installation for an upcoming campaign in a local mall. Christel Lee reports. Launched last May in Australia, New Zealand and China, the printer has clocked fourteen installations in these markets. The wide-format colour inkjet printer made its first appearance in PacPrint Australia. Fuji Xerox team were demonstrating the printer’s prowess through holding the printout by the metres, stretching across the booth. The printer is able to print seven A0 size in a minute and supports continuous printing of various paper types up to 999 sheets at a consistent rate. “The DocuWide C842 Printer is the latest to join Fuji Xerox’s portfolio of wide format printers, with the aim of helping businesses increase workflow productivity and offering them new media possibilities. We are confident DocuWide’s professional specifications will be a boon especially for those in the design, advertising, manufacturing, engineering and print industry,” adds Adeline Goh, Senior Marketing Manager, Fuji Xerox Singapore. This new solution platform is unlike the common printer system, which employs moving printheads. It is built with a revolutionary fixed line head system where five high-definition, four-colour (CMYK) print heads are aligned in a zigzag formation to deliver high-speed printing. In addition, the printer allows the loading of up to four different paper types and sizes simultaneously. This allows users to prepare the device in advance for print efficiency. The DocuWide C842 can print up to 42 inches wide and 5m long in standard mode up to 30m long when enabled in administrator mode - on a wide range of paper types from plain paper
to matte coated and films (subject to testing), it can produce a wide range of creative applications including exhibition banners, tracing paper drawings, backlight advertising displays and in-store large size displays. Equipped with an ink circulating system which eliminates air bubbles and impurities, the DocuWide C842 uses technology that sprays ink miniaturised to 1.4 picolitre to reproduce high gradation of colour for poster photographs with fine texture requirements to half-tone outputs for documents as well as high-resolution printing of fine lines in drawings. This again goes beyond industry standards of 4.0 picolitre for fine image production to help users realise perfection in the finest details. The water-based ink contains up to only 20% solvent. Understanding the high demands in the various design industries to reproduce accurate images and extremely fine
lines, water-based dye ink is used to ensure that all printouts remain true to the original copy and without graininess at an output of 1600 x 1600 dpi so that all details are captured. This will give advertisers, designers or engineers more time to spend thinking about their design concepts, rather than put work to an abrupt stop just to spot that change in detail from revised prints. The first Singaporean printer to install is also an Asian Print Awards contender, iSuccess Solutions. iSuccess Solutions will be showing off its latest on Singapore’s National Day. The Smile! Campaign, organised by Central Mall, targeted to print out 4,000 colourful 18 by 18 inch sticker posters capturing smiles of shoppers of all ages. In celebration of the nation’s 48th birthday, these sticker posters will be pasted across the mall as a floor montage showcasing smiling faces of Singaporeans.
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High-impact train livery and on-board campaign targeted at business travellers Aura Graphics, of Lowestoft, Suffolk, utilised its HP Scitex TJ8350 Industrial Press to print graphics displayed on two First Great Western power cars running daily on some of the country's most popular business routes, as part of a major experiential campaign for the new HP ElitePad 900. The two train wraps were printed and installed in just three days and formed the centrepiece of the HP ElitePad 900 campaign targeting business travellers. The vibrant graphics will be displayed for the entire six-month campaign and be seen by passengers and bystanders as the branded train cars travel over First Great Western's rail network from Paddington to South Wales, the West Country, and large parts of southern England.
The HP ElitePad 900 campaign is aimed predominantly at business travellers, which account for the majority of First Great Western's customer base. In addition to the train graphics, it also incorporated social media activity and direct customer engagement with live demonstrations of the new HP ElitePad on board the wrapped trains. "The campaign has many different elements but the train wraps create
Aura Graphics used its HP Scitex TJ8350 Industrial Press to print graphics displayed on two First Great Western trains
the first, big impression on the target audience so, although it required a quick turnaround, the print quality couldn't be compromised," said Mark Rowland, regional business manager Greater Western Europe & UK&I, HP Scitex. "With the two wrapped trains operating an average of three routes a day, that's 12,000 people per day who will have the opportunity to see the train graphics. This initial impact is key to creating an immediate buzz around the new product, helping the HP ElitePad teams to then start direct communications with passengers during the journey. This campaign perfectly demonstrates how highquality print can play a crucial role in the success of an integrated campaign." Aura Graphics is a European leader in delivering graphics, signage, paint and refurbishment services for transportation, retail, promotional, architectural, events and petroleum markets. The company's core business is to provide large, high-visibility graphics such as public transport vehicle wraps, fleet graphics, and large scale displays at major public venues including airports and railway stations.
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background was sufficiently dense and the end result met the expectations of First Great Western and the HP ElitePad team." In addition to the requirement for opacity, the ink and media must be able to withstand wind, rain and sunlight as well as adhere to the train at high speeds for the duration of the campaign. Print quality was also of prime consideration as text and images will be viewed from station platforms to distant horizons.
"There are often many challenges when producing graphics for high-profile, blue-chip brands and turnaround times and print quality are always among them," said Andrew Pritchett, key accounts manager, Aura Graphics. "We' have two HP Scitex TJ8350 Industrial Presses. We've had the first one for eight years, and the second was installed in 2012. The speed, print quality and reliability of these printers make them ideal to meet these challenges and deliver high-impact graphics within a short deadline. This particular project was printed in just one hour and installed on the trains over three days." The graphics are printed on an opaque white self-adhesive vinyl film and laminated with a clear film. For
jobs like this, Aura Graphics carefully measures the train units, digitising them and creates templates for the graphics in this case, specific to First Great Western's Class 43 HST power cars. "With First Great Western's distinctive rich blue livery, it was essential that the wrap was completely opaque as the graphics' design was predominantly white," explained Pritchett. "The TJ8350 prints from roll-to-sheet, and the wrap was assembled from panels with a total area of about 75m2 for each set. The excellent coverage and colour reproduction achieved with the HP printer, plus the combination of substrates used, ensured that the white
The versatile HP Scitex TJ8350 Industrial Press uses a rotating drum to print at speeds up to 480m2/ hr (5166ft2/hr), or 80 165 x370cm (65 x 145in) sheets per hour, making it capable of 24,000m2/month (260,000ft2/month) production. This unique drum technology also applies up to six colours simultaneously, delivering high output quality without compromising speed. "Over the years, the TJ8350 has proved itself a reliable workhorse, suitable for a large percentage of the jobs we do," concluded Pritchett. "The HP ElitePad campaign is just the latest of the colourful and eye-catching initiatives we create with this powerful press."
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News WAN-IFRA India Expo draws elite exhibitors WAN-IFRA India Expo 2013, the second largest expo in the world for trends and practices in newspaper printing and publishing, has already attracted leading suppliers to the industry who are signing up in large numbers to exhibit at the show. Companies including ABB, Atex, CCI Europe, Ferag, Goss, Kohli Graphics, Manroland, Manugraph, Mitsubishi, Newstech, PPI Media, Tolerans, Q I Press Controls, Quadtech and more than 50 other exhibitors have confirmed their participation in the event, to be held from September 11 to 13, 2013 at the Bangalore International Exhibition Centre, in Bangalore, India. The Expo this year will be enhanced by WAN-IFRA's major Asian conference, Publish Asia, which will be held alongside the event. More than 1,500 Expo visitors and 600 conference delegates from Asia and the Middle East are expected to attend. WAN-IFRA India Expo takes its lead from the mother of all industry expos, the World Publishing Expo 2013, which will be held a month later, from 7 to 9 October, in Berlin Germany. Both events, organised by the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA), bring together innovators with thought leaders and decision makers. In addition to the exhibitions, which showcase the latest technologies, the events feature conferences, workshops and other opportunities for participants to focus on today's best practices and future strategies. Among the variety of events at the India Expo is a series of "quick learning sessions" on 3D printing, digital story telling, publishing on tablet devices, and more. These sessions will be held in the dedicated, open-stage "Media Port" in the Expo, and will be available to participants without charge. The twenty-first annual India Expo will be held this year with WAN-IFRA's major Asian conference, Publish Asia, and with the Asian Media Awards Gala. The conference will have three parallel tracks: a Printing Summit for production and technology executives; a Newsroom Summit for senior editors;
and a Cross Media Advertising Summit for advertising and business executives. "WAN-IFRA India Expo 2013 comes at a time when the industry is looking for innovative solutions to augment growth," said K N Shanth Kumar, Director of The Printers Mysore and a WAN-IFRA Board member. "Suppliers and publishers can expect to benefit from mutual interactions. Bangalore as the city provides the ambience necessary for such interactions and new learning. We invite everyone to come to Bangalore and to be inspired by new ideas that the event promises to provide." Bencis to acquire Xeikon Bencis Capital Partners is the organisation to take over of digital print specialist Xeikon, after agreeing a deal with Punch International to acquire its 65.68% stake in the company for a price of €5.85 per share. The price offered for the 18,856,298 shares in Xeikon held by Punch International amounts to a value of €110,309,343.30. Bencis Capital Partners is an independent private equity firm targeting mediumsized companies in the Benelux countries. Its portfolio ranges from sports and outdoor retail operations, construction and facility services, to personal care products, confectionery and printing. Its investments have occurred through management buy-out (MBO) and institutional buy-out (IBO) deals, including Stork Prints, which it acquired a majority stake in during November 2007. Bencis took full control of Stork Prints in March 2013.
The Gimv-XL fund will co-invest alongside Bencis and, upon completion of the transaction, acquire an indirect minority interest of approximately 20 percent in Xeikon. Bencis and Gimv-XL hope to reinforce Xeikon's competitive position by supporting the company's strategy and growth plan on an independent basis, with the goal to create long-term value. The agreement is subject to a number of conditions that must be fulfilled by no later than 17 September 2013. Among other things, the transaction is subject to the effective provision to and reception by Bencis of the necessary financing and that Xeikon's half-year figures as at June 30 are in line with the average of the previous two years. As part of the agreement, Punch International will acquire customer receivables from Xeikon for a maximum amount of €6 million. These receivables relate to machines supplied by Xeikon that customers have not yet paid for in full. As the receivables are repaid, Xeikon can transfer up to €1.5 million of extra receivables per year on condition that the total outstanding balance does not exceed €6 million. This facility reinforces Xeikon's working capital and would be made available until 2019. A further condition is that the remaining ties between Xeikon and Punch International must be severed prior to the transfer of the controlling interest. For this reason, Punch International is acquiring all of Xeikon's interests in Accentis at a price of €9.6 million. Xeikon is taking over Point-IT, which provides it with IT services, at a price of €800,000.
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News The property on where the offices and production facilities of the Xeikon pre-press division are based will be transferred, as planned, by Accentis to Xeikon for a gross price of €9.2 million. If the sale as detailed becomes unconditional, and the transfer to Bencis of Punch International’s share interest in Xeikon is consummated, Bencis will be obliged to make a mandatory offer for all remaining Xeikon shares. Avery Dennison expands production in Malaysia Avery Dennison has added wide web, high-speed coating capabilities to its plant in Bangi, Malaysia, on the back of strong growth in South East Asia. Avery Dennison currently has two manufacturing locations in the ASEAN region, the Bangi plant, opened in 1997, and a plant located in Rayong, Thailand. Both facilities serve customers in Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore, Philippines, Vietnam and Indonesia. The addition of the 1.5m-wide high-
speed coater will enable Avery Dennison to keep pace with the rapid growth it has experienced in the ASEAN region. The technology offers higher coating speeds and filmic capability, providing the company with the capacity to meet increasing demands. David Martin, vice-president and general manager of Avery Dennison, Materials Group in the ASEAN region, Australia and New Zealand, said: ‘Our growth in the region has been robust, and we are excited to deliver such innovative technology in an increasingly competitive region. ‘Our customers expect high-quality solutions and a competitive value proposition, which we will continue to deliver through our latest investments in the ASEAN region. We are supporting our customers’ growth through industry leading coating technology, capabilities and a team who are excited to deliver on our promise. ‘Not only are we increasing our capacity in line with demand, but we are also investing in the capability to offer a
broader product offering and make ourselves more competitive.’ Variable Size Web Offset Printing Offers Numerous Advantages for Flexible Packaging Muller Martini will present its process know-how and varied substrate range, as well as innovative samples from label printing and flexible packaging, at LabelExpo, which will be held in Brussels from September, 24 to 27.
As the market leader in variable size web offset printing, Muller Martini will be showcasing the numerous options that its printing press range offers for the production of labels, shrink sleeves and flexible packaging at its booth D40 in hall 5. Trade fair visitors will learn firsthand from the Muller Martini experts about the latest developments for the VSOP and Alprinta V printing presses. In this respect, areas of focus will include not only pre-press and print finishing, but also the printing process itself. Numerous different interesting and innovative print samples will demonstrate the breadth of the range of printable substrates, such as polyethylene. Web offset has numerous financial benefits for package printers, including lower printing process costs, more varied substrate options and a reduced environmental impact. Muller Martini will illustrate these advantages using the VSOP and Alprinta V. Both variable size printing presses enable a high degree of diversity in offset printing. The
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News integration of flexo, rotogravure and digital printing for package printing is possible, as are a wide range of inline finishing processes for print products. Muller Martini will show visitors to its booth possible layout combinations using printing press jigsaw pieces on a special magnetic wall so that they can identify the optimal printing press configuration for their needs. Agfa Graphics makes new moves into textile printing with its Ardeco for soft signage To satisfy the growing market demand for direct printed textile output, Agfa Graphics is announcing at FESPA 2013 its state of the art, high-end printing solution for soft signage applications. Called Ardeco, this new wide-format printer is a precision engineered solution that combines advanced sublimation capabilities with a highly accurate textile transport system. It comes in a choice of print head configurations, and features an inline cold-knife cutting system. This fully-integrated digital textile solution is designed for volume production of all soft signage output including backlit displays, flags and general displays that benefit from being printed onto polyester based fabrics up to a maximum print width of 3.2m. Ardeco prints rich vibrant solid colors, gradients of impeccable quality and high detail rendered images utilizing high quality disperse inks. With Ardeco's calendering capability built in, this results in an endto-end system that doesn't require any additional fixation or finishing option. In addition, the machine's ink through feature means that highly absorbent and open-weave fabrics such as meshes can be printed without any damage that can be caused by ink splash back. "Digital textile printing is really coming of age and the Ardeco system will satisfy sign-makers and display producers
wanting to benefit from the engine's high productivity and our Asanti solution," states Willy van Dromme, Director of Marketing Wide Format at Agfa Graphics. "Ardeco itself has a compact footprint yet the complete solution incorporates all the elements needed for straightforward, high quality and reliable direct-to-fabric printing and calendering." Printing Industries of America Judges present CGS’ ORIS Lynx with the InterTech™ Technology Award for 2013 The Printing Industries of America has distinguished CGS’ new cloud-based colour management system — ORIS Lynx — with the prestigious 2013 InterTech Technology Award. This year’s award will be presented to CGS at PRINT 13 in Chicago, on September 8, 2013. It is the third time that CGS has been honoured with the InterTech Technology Award, each time for its ORIS family of products. Since 1978, the Award has been given to companies for their hardware or
software products that are expected to have a major impact in the graphic arts industry. Colour Management in the Cloud ORIS Lynx is a unique, cloud-based application, using the same colour management technology that garnered InterTech Awards in 2003 (for ORIS Color Tuner) and 2005 (for ORIS Press Matcher). The technical challenges for ORIS Lynx were formidable, however. “To apply professional-grade colour matching algorithms to a cloud-based service required significant innovation— and the development of a completely new product architecture,” says Jan de Mayer, CGS’ Chief Technical Officer. ORIS Lynx provides true, iterative colour management—generating robust device links and/or ICC profiles that ensure consistent, high quality colour output from any and/or multiple devices (Other so-called cloud-based systems only generate ICC profiles.) It does this with a very simple web based user interface, and without the need to install an onsite system. ORIS Lynx neutralizes gray balance, whereby overall colour quality is improved. Thus Users significantly increase colour print job consistency, repeatability, and productivity. The Judges’ Take The judges were impressed by the SaaS approach offered by of ORIS Lynx, utilising device link profiles to meet colour targets and match specifications, says Dr. Mark Bohan, Printing Industries of America Vice President of Technology and Research. They also appreciated that the solution makes it easier for small and medium sized printers to achieve
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News effective colour control within their processes. The product is so versatile that even novices can take advantage of ORIS Lynx’s robust colour management. “A Press Matcher user will be familiar with the interface items in ORIS Lynx,” points one customer out, “but in addition, a novice user will be able to successfully use the product without prior experience thus enabling fast and accurate colour reproduction every time.” Product Availability ORIS Lynx, available now, will be shown at PRINT 13 in Chicago X-Rite launches i1Profiler v1.5 to save time and resources for print and photo applications X-Rite, Incorporated today introduced i1Profiler v1.5 for premedia, prepress, photo and print shop customers so they can improve workflow efficiency and operate equipment effectively through better management of legacy print work. Early adopters give i1Profiler v1.5 high marks for quickly and easily retargeting color data values when a job is being printed using a variety of digital and offset equipment, saving time when printing from one type of device to another and maintaining color separations. "The new i1Profiler creates very accurate and high quality device links," said Henry Anderson, Technology and Color Specialist at Medford, Ore.-based CDS, a part of Consolidated Graphics (NYSE: CGX), one of the world’s largest commercial printing companies. The i1Profiler v1.5 software produces "smooth gradients, clean color and very accurate results to the target profile," Anderson said. "The UI is very intuitive and easy to use." Available free of charge to current customers with i1Pro 2, Device Link Profiling provides highly accurate color
mapping from one device to another, which greatly reduces or eliminates the unpredictable results in printing operations that can occur when the same job is run on different pieces of printing equipment with varying ink coverages. The feature has significant advantages when creating digital-to-digital and digital-to-offset links, increasing the efficiency of cross-media production of materials. In addition to running equipment efficiently, customers using i1Profiler v1.5 should see benefits in the vibrancy and saturation of printed materials and efficient use of inks and toners, said Frank Maeder, X-Rite Product Manager of Imaging Solutions. In addition to the new Device Link Profiling feature, the i1Profiler v1.5 update includes: • M1 support for i1iO in spot mode • Support for the Hutch Color (HCT) targets for scanner profiling • Support for the Ugra/Fogra Media Wedge CMYK for large format printing • Enhanced display and projector profiling All current i1Profiler users can install the upgrade conveniently by using the auto update feature on the software or by accessing the download of the software available at the xrite.com and xritephoto.com websites. Users must have an i1Pro 2 instrument with an i1Profiler Publish license or a USB dongle with an i1Profiler Publish license to unlock Device Link. Stratasys 3D Printing Helps Japanese Fashion Designer Flex His Muscles at Yuima Nakazato 2014 Collection in Tokyo Stratasys Ltd., a leading manufacturer of 3D printers and production systems for prototyping and manufacturing, today announced that its Objet500 Connex multi-material 3D Printer has been used to produce unique numbered neo-
futuristic bibs for the "Yuima Nakazato 2014 Collection" which premiered on July 25 in Minami-Aoyama Tokyo, Japan. The concept of the collection is based on Nakazato's vision of a neo-futuristic sport: "young street punks, riding on motorcycles, playing a basketball-like sports game in an underground dune stadium." For this imaginary game, Nakazato designed an original uniform and used the Stratasys multi-material 3D Printer to design bibs that combine numbers and images of human muscles, reflecting his artistic obsession with the idea of "clothing as extension of the body." Sun Junjie, another young designer who collaborated on this project, worked to shape Nakazato's imaginative vision, using 3D CAD software and the Stratasys multi-material 3D Printer. Starting with the modelling of a muscle fiber for the bibs, he used rubber-like and transparent materials simultaneously 3D printed to enable the clear, soft and flexible parts. These were then colored to achieve the desired look and feel. "Without the Objet500 Connex multimaterial 3D printing technology, it would never have been possible to make these complicated geometries in such a short timeframe. I made two or three design iterations with the help of prototypes for each piece before it was completed," says Sun. "The Objet500 Connex is perfect for this kind of creative, iterative manufacturing. It provides amazing 16 micron precision, the multi-material capability and a variety of material choices. "Innovative technologies enable us to go beyond traditional limits. They will not only change reality, but also a world of imagination," Sun explains. Yuima Nakazato, a 28 year old Japanese fashion designer who graduated from the Antwerp Royal Academy of Fine Arts with an MA in fashion design, began building his career in 2009 with his first collection in Paris. Since then, his name has been decorated with awards and accolades, including the Coccodrillo award for shoes, along with the International Talent Support Vertice Award for Innovation from Ann Demeulemeester's company, BVBA"32." His professional fame was firmly established when he created stage
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Get ready for the 2013 ASIAN PRINT AWARDS Neo-futuristic red bibs designed by Yuima Nakazato for his 2014 Collection, 3D printed on a Stratasys Objet500 Connex 3D Printer Photography by Yasunari Kikuma costumes for Lady Gaga and world tour costumes for Fergie. Nakazato agrees with Sun's appreciation of 3D printing, saying, "3D printing is revolutionizing the industry. Traditionally, dress making is a short combination of planes and fabrics to make 3D shapes. But with more advanced materials available in the future, such as one with the feel of fabric, using a 3D printer we could create a dress of any shape instantly, just as it is imagined. Nakazato continues, "I sometimes get an urgent order from the US for which a customer might say, ‘Send me this dress today. I have an award ceremony tomorrow.' Currently, it's impossible for us to meet her requirements because it would take days to make a dress and ship it to Hollywood from Tokyo. However, in
the future when we begin making dresses with 3D printing, all we will have to do is to send her 3D design files by e-mail. She could 3D print it in Hollywood and make it to the red carpet the next day." Aya Yoshizawa, Marketing Manager at Stratasys Japan, says, "Mr. Nakazato's unique talent in couture is clearly evident through this collection. We can see here yet another example of 3D printing technology enabling unique artistic creations. Especially in the fashion industry, a designer's requirement for manufacturing is not limited to geometry, but also includes quality of texture. The Objet500 Connex multimaterial 3D Printer is able to meet this uncompromised requirement and help visionaries like Nakazato shape their imagination."
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News A guy asked a girl in a university library: "Do you mind if I sit beside you?” The girl replied with a loud voice: "I DON'T WANT TO SPEND THE NIGHT WITH YOU!" All the students in the library started staring at the guy; he was truly embarrassed. After a couple of minutes, the girl walked quietly to the guy's table and said: "I study psychology, and I know what a man is thinking. I guess you felt embarrassed, right?” The guy then responded with a loud voice: “$500 FOR ONE NIGHT? THAT'S TOO MUCH!” All the people in the library looked at the girl in shock. The guy whispered in her ears: "I study law, and I know how to make someone feel guilty.”
An older, tired-looking dog wandered into my yard. I could tell from his collar and well-fed belly that he had a home and was well taken care of. He calmly came over to me, I gave him a few pats on his head. He then followed me into my house, slowly walked down the hall, curled up in the corner and fell asleep. An hour later, he went to the door, and I let him out. The next day he was back, greeted me in my yard, walked inside and resumed his spot in the hall and again slept for about an hour. This continued off and on for several weeks. Curious I pinned a note to his collar: 'I would like to find out who the owner of this wonderful sweet dog is and ask if you are aware that almost every afternoon your dog comes to my house for a nap.' The next day he arrived for his nap, with a different note pinned to his collar: 'He lives in a home with non stopping chatting wife, 6 children, 2 under the age of 3 he's trying to catch up on his sleep. Can I come with him tomorrow?
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